Container for food and cover therefor



D. E. SMITH Nov. 23, 1943.

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Attorney Nov. 23, 1943. D. E. SMITH CONTAINER FOR FOOD AND COVER THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 3. 1941 TEAR THIS WAY TEHR THIS WAY A Home Patented Nov. 23, 1943 CONTAINER FoR FOOD AND oovER THEREFOR Donald E. Smith, Lincoln, Nebr.

, ApplicationMay 3, 1941, Serial No. 391,805,.

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in packages or containers adapted for serving individual quantities of food for human consumption and has for its primary object to provide a container of this character from which the contents may be eaten without transferring the same to another container or dish.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a container of this character adapted to be constructed of cardboard or similar lightweight material and including a relatively broad base of an area greater than the bottom of the container whereby to prevent tipping or upsetting of the container by the weight of a spoon when placed therein.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel cover construction by means of which the contents of the container are secured against accidental loss and also embodying means for quickly removing the cover from the container.

A further object is to provide an article of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view,

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the container with the cover removed,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through a portion of the cover showing the score line provided therein for removing the cover from the container,

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of container,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of the container with the cover removed and illustrating a modified edge construction,

Figure 8 isa top plan view of a further modified shape of the container and with part of the cover broken away,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the cover, and

Figure 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the container with the cover removed therefrom.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and with particular reference to Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, the numeral 5 designates the paper or cardboard container of substantially frustoconical form and including a flat bottom 6 and an outwardly extending edge portion 1 forming a flat rim.

The bottom of the container is cemented or otherwise secured to a base 8 of an area substantially equal to the area of the top of the container so that the edges of the base 8 project outwardly beyond the bottom 6 to prevent accidental tipping or upsetting of the container by reason of the weight of a spoon when placed therein.

Secured in position on the rim 1 is a cover 9 of material similar to that of the container, the marginal edges of the cover 9 being bent under the rim 1 as shown at In to secure the cover in position thereon.

In order to facilitate the removal of the cover I provide a pair of radially extending spaced parallel score lines H in the upper surface of the cover, and also a score line I2 which intersects each of the score lines II at an intermediate portion and substantially equi-distantly between the ends of the lines II. The ends of the score line l2 preferably terminate at one of the score lines II as shown to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawings.

In order to remove the cover the point of a knife or other sharp instrument may be inserted in the score line l2 to penetrate through the material of the cover, whereupon the strip of material indicated at l3 between the parallel line ll may be pulled from the cover to separate the cover into sections [4 and I5 which may then be conveniently removed from the container. Instructions such as designated at I6 may be printed on the several parts of the cover to indicate the manner in which the cover is to be removed.

In order to add to the sanitation of the package a wrapper ll of Cellophane or similar material may be placed about the container including the cover, and sealed in position thereon in any suitable manner.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, the base designated at I8 is formed integrally with the bottom I9 of the container 29, the base being connected to said bottom portion of the container by means of a rigid web member 2|, otherwise the construction of the article being substantially similar to that heretofore described.

As indicated in Figure 7 of the drawings the rim 1 may be crimped as shown at 22.

As will be apparent from an inspection of Figure -8 of the drawings, the container 23 may be constructed of substantially square shape in plan view, the corners being slightly rounded as shown at 24.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the container is adapted for holding food ready for consumption'which may be served directly in the container to be eaten therefrom. The relatively large base portion secured to the bottom of the container serves to prevent the upsetting of the container by the weight of a spoon whenplaced therein.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner of use of the device 'will'be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

an area less than the area of the top, a fiat base beneath the bottom and a rigid web integral with the bottom of the container and with the base and connecting the bottom of the container to the base, said base having edges projecting outwardly beyondthe sides of the container.

DONALD E. SMITH. 

